Acostemmini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Acostemmini contains 12 genera and around 30 species. The tribe is found throughout tropical Africa, the Indian subcontinent and New Guinea. The highest diversity is found in Madagascar including an endemic genus, Ikelibeloha.[1]
| Acostemmini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Acostemmini Evans, 1972 |
| Genera | |
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12, see text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acroponinae Linnavuori & Quartau, 1975 | |
Genera
There are currently 12 described genera in the tribe Acostemmini:[1]
- Acostemana Evans, 1954
- Acostemma Signoret, 1860
- Acostemmella Evans, 1954
- Alocoelidia Evans, 1954
- Caelidioides Signoret, 1880
- Dardania Stål, 1866
- Eryapus Evans, 1954
- Ikelibeloha Zahniser & Nielson, 2012[2]
- Iturnoria Evans, 1954
- Malicia Evans, 1954
- Protonesis Spinola, 1850
- Telopetulcus Evans, 1972
References
- 1 2 Zahniser, James N; Dietrich, Chris (2013-05-29). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45. ISSN 2118-9773.
- ↑ ZAHNISER, J. N.; NIELSON, M. W. (2012-02-28). "An extraordinary new genus and three new species of Acostemmini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Madagascar with comments on the morphology and classification of the tribe". Zootaxa. 3209 (1): 28. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3209.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
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